Neuromeningeal cryptococcosis in HIV-infected patients in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Journal of Neurology & Stroke
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Joe Kabongo Katabwa,1,2 Olivier Mukuku,3 Guy Kanja Lwamba,2 Stanislas Okitotsho Wembonyama2,4
Abstract
Neuromeningeal cryptococcosis (NMC) is a severe and fatal opportunistic infection. Lethality is higher in the absence of treatment, especially in HIV co-infection. The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence, epidemiological, clinical, biological, and therapeutic features as well as the outcome of NMC in HIV-infected patients.
Keywords
neuromeningeal cryptococcosis, HIV-infected patients, mortality, Lubumbashi
